Ticket or card holder.



No. 735,773.' PATENTED AUG. 11, 1903.

' A. L. JOHNSON.

TICKET OR CARD HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00111. 1902.

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UNITED STATES iatented August 11, 1O3I PATENT ()FFICE.

ARTHUR L. JOHNSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

TICKET 0R CARD HOLDER.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,773, dated August11, 1903. Application filed October 1'7, 1902. Serial No. 127,698. (Nomodel.)

tickets, business and calling cards, &c. which;

can be ejected singly from either of the ends by a sliding ejectoroperated by the thumb or finger; and the objects of my invention are,first, to produce a holder of few and simple parts; second, to produceaholder from which contents can be ej eeted from either end; third, apositive ejector which can be worked to either end for ejecting ordrawing tickets, &c. back into position in the holder. I attain theseobjects by the mechanism illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a central vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 isa central transverse vertical section, of aticket-holderembodying myimprovements. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the holder completeand one of the parts thereof, respectively.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The word ticket for convenience of description will be used throughoutto represent tickets, calling and business cards, &c.

The holder comprises an outer case a, an inner case I), ticket-hoist c,and a slidable ejector d. The outer case is open at the top and isadapted to receive the inner case, which closes up said open top to forma box-shaped holder. The inner case is secured in place by lugs e,engaging with correspondinglyshaped apertures e of the outer case, andlatches f, each having an inwardly-projecting stud f, which registerwith perforations f of pendent sides of the inner casing. Theticket-hoist is mounted on springs Z, which exert an upward pressure tothe tickets If and present them successively against under surface ofinner casing 17 and in position immediately in front of openings at ofthe outer casing. The ejector is a resilient plate with its ends turneddown to form bearings on which it slides, and is further provided withsharp points projepting downwardly, as shown by in Figs. 1 and 2. Astillfurther provision is made on ejector, (shown by d, Figs.1 and 3,)in the form of raised points to afford a roughened thumb or fingerbearing surface in actuating said ejector. In operating the ejector adownward pressure thereon forces points is to engage the uppermostticket 6, Figs. 1 and 2, and a further pressure toward either endprojects the engaged ticket through openingaf of the outer case. Againwith the downward pressure upon the ejector removed the points Itthereof are disengaged and the ticket presented may be drawn out by handor the ejector may again be engaged with the ticket being acted on at apoint farther within the holder and force it still farther out, or saidejector may be used to draw the partiallyejected ticket t, Fig. 3, backinto its former position in the holder.

The inner casing, Fig. 4, is preferably formed with open ends andpendent sides 9 to confine the contained tickets and afford ,perfectlysmooth guiding-surfaces for the ticket operated upon, especially in theangles formed by the intersection of b and g g,which, if formed byhinged or sliding lid or top, would leave joints at said angles more orless open and furnish a resistance to tickets while being ejected. Thetop of inner casing is pro vided with ways h h, Fig. 4, through whichejector is actuated, and two slots 2' 2', through which points 7cof saidejector project. The aforesaid latches are preferably formed by punchingtongue-shaped strips in the side walls of the outer casing from theoutside. The studs f of the said tongues are formed by punching aportion ofthe metal inwardly from the outer surface.

I am aware that prior to my invention ticket-holders have been made ofthe combination of an outer casing, spring-carrier, and slidingticket-feed- I therefore do notclaim such a combination, broadly; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A ticket-holder comprising an outer casing having openings at eachend thereof, spring-latch tongues formed. in the sides of said casing,an inner casing open at both ends adapted to be secured within the outercasing by said spring-latches, the top of said inner casing having waysformed thereon and slots extending therethrough, a resilientticketejector slidingly mounted in said Ways, projections on saidejector adapted to extend through the slots in the inner casing toengage the tickets, and means for hoisting the tickets for engagement bythe ejector, substantially as described.

2. A ticket-holder comprising, an outer casing provided with openings ateach end thereof, spring-latch tongues formed in the sides of the saideasin g, studs mounted on the ends of said tongues, an inner casing tofit Within said outer casing and having openings therein for receivingthe studs on the said tongues, Ways formed on the top of said innercasing, said top having slots extending therethrough, 1

a resilient ticket-ejector slidingly mounted in the ways on the innereasing, downwardlyextending pivoted proj ections, on said ejectoradapted to slide in the slots of the inner easing and upon depressingsaid resilient ejector, to engage the tickets in the holder, and meansarranged in the inner casing for forcing the

